separate from — to be apart or disconnected from something or someone
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to be apart or disconnected from something or someone
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsepərət frʌm/
Example Sentences
- My work life is completely separate from my personal life.
- The twins insist on having beds separate from each other because one snores like a freight train.
- The garage is separate from the house.
separate from
VERB[/ˈsepərət frʌm/]
to be apart or disconnected from something or someone
Each component was separate from the others after the mixture was divided.
The royal garden was separate from the busy city. (APART + NOT TOGETHER = BE SEPARATE FROM)
What is separate from one world may be completely different from another.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Derived from Latin 'separatus', the past participle of 'separare', meaning 'to divide' or 'to set apart'. The word evolved from the sense of 'set apart' or 'prepared separately' to its modern meaning of 'divided' or 'disconnected'.
Breakdown
se- (apart) + parare (to prepare, arrange) + -atus (past participle suffix), combined with the preposition 'from' to express division or disconnection from a source.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My work life is completely separate from my personal life.”
“The twins insist on having beds separate from each other because one snores like a freight train.”
“The garage is separate from the house.”
“His imagination seems completely separate from reality - he thinks he can fly if he jumps off the roof.”
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